Wayfinding
Mothering is like this and more than this. It reminds me of wayfinding. It’s much more than a map and terrain, it’s also a compass and stars and directional pull. I told my oldest daughter who recently got married that being a mother is great. And terrible. Wonderful. And absolutely awful. It’s jaunts through beautiful forests with the sun coming through the trees.
The Begging Bowl
I first heard the story about the monks begging bowl during my yoga teacher training years ago. It was during that time I was learning (again) that I did not control what came into my bowl. I do not control the things…
Worry Less: Part 2
Time and time again in the scriptures we are commanded not to fear. “Fear not,” we are told. And yet we all do it. For me, it comes in the form of worrying. That worrying leads me to doubt myself…